Match Something Blue
Sherwin-Williams Something Blue is a light-reflective shade, cool in character with an LRV of 63. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 65 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (63 vs 59) makes Something Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 64 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 63 and 61, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Summer Medley 4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (70 vs 63) makes RAL 190-2 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (71 vs 63) makes S 0515-R80B the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 63 vs 49, Something Blue is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Something Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (63 vs 53) makes Something Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Something Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.